The new Stata 8 graphics are powerful and flexible. Now, a few months after the first release, the graphics still have some shortcomings-both in design and in the manual documenting the program-but progress is being made. The graph layout used throughout the Graphics Reference Manual has led...

The large deviation modified likelihood ratio statistic is studied for testing a variance component equal to a specified value. Formulas are presented in the general balanced case, whereas in the unbalanced case only the one-way random effects model is studied. Simulation studies are presented,...

During a long history with a lot of people involved, Stata has grown and flourished. It seems, however, that the needs of the newcomer don't get the attention they deserve. I switched from SPSS to Stata three years ago, and I am happy now, but I still remember my initial troubles. Also, when...

Alan C. Acock’s A Gentle Introduction to Stata, Revised Third Edition is aimed at new Stata users who want to become proficient in Stata. After reading this introductory text, new users not only will be able to use Stata well but also will learn new aspects of Stata easily.

An Introduction to Survival Analysis Using Stata, Third Edition is the ideal tutorial for professional data analysts who want to learn survival analysis for the first time or who are well versed in survival analysis but are not as dexterous in using Stata to analyze survival data. This text also...

Maximum Likelihood Estimation with Stata, Fourth Edition, is the essential reference and guide for researchers in all disciplines who wish to write maximum likelihood (ML) estimators in Stata. Beyond providing comprehensive coverage of Stata’s ml command for writing ML estimators, the book...

Michael Mitchell’s Data Management Using Stata comprehensively covers data-management tasks, from those a beginning statistician would need to those hard-to-verbalize tasks that can confound an experienced user. Mitchell does this all in simple language with illustrative examples.

Aplicaciones en Economía y Ciencias Sociales con Stata is the first publication in Spanish produced by Stata Press. The content is the result of a selection of individual contributions by a diverse group of authors with different areas of knowledge, who illustrate the use of a variety of tools...

Michael Mitchell’s Interpreting and Visualizing Regression Models Using Stata is a clear treatment of how to carefully present results from model-fitting in a wide variety of settings. It is a boon to anyone who has to present the tangible meaning of a complex model in a clear fashion,...